Documents show that Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Francis Collins received 58 royalty payments from 2010 to 2021 for their research. Only three of the payments came in 2020 or 2021; the rest were made prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. But social media posts falsely claimed all the payments were “for allowing companies to use their COVID-19 vaccines.”
Stories by D'Angelo Gore
Staff Writer, FactCheck.org
FactChecking Trump’s Interview with Carlson
FactChecking the First GOP Debate
Q&A on Trump’s Georgia Indictment
Trump Makes Unsubstantiated Claim About Fani Willis
Trump’s Defense Lawyer Spins the Facts
Indictment Details Trump’s Attempt to Overturn Swing State Election Outcomes
The federal indictment against former President Donald Trump, concerning his efforts to remain in office despite losing the election, details actions Trump and his co-conspirators allegedly took to get state officials to change legitimate electoral votes. The indictment says the pressure campaign involved knowingly making false claims of voter fraud — many of which we’ve written about before.
Q&A on Trump’s Jan. 6 Indictment
Biden’s Numbers, July 2023 Update
Thermography Is No Substitute for Mammograms, Contrary to Facebook Post’s Advice
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers mammograms “the most effective primary breast cancer screening test” and says there is no evidence to indicate that thermography can replace mammograms. But an article shared on Facebook tells people to “stop getting mammograms” and try thermography instead.